vmware modules 2.6.30-rc3

If you are using VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130.x86_64, you will find that it does not work on kernels greater than or equal to 2.6.29. The vmware modules will not load. I found one patch for vmware to work with the Linux kernel 2.6.29 on the vmware forums, and I came up with another patch for 2.6.30-rc3 on my own. If you know who made the original patch (as I have lost the link to the forum), please let me know who that is so I can give credit where credit is due. Below are the results.

I have tried these changes on 2.6.30-rc3, and 2.6.30-rc7, and they seem to work fine. I would imagine that they would work on 2.6.30-rc3, 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.30-rc5, 2.6.30-rc6, and 2.6.30-rc7, but I have not confirmed. They may also work on 2.6.30 versions that are less than rc3.

Once you have finished installing vmware, put the following files all in the same directory and run the shell script. It should backup and then patch the original source.

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8 Replies to “vmware modules 2.6.30-rc3”

which directory ?
i get the error , even though the files are in the directory /usr/lib/vmware
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Sorry, patch file /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-modules-2.6.29-portable.patch not found

hello Trent ,
Thanks for your response .
I renamed the files …. i get into another roadblock.
its asking me for a “File to patch: ”
I don’t know that, I have a ubuntu 9.10 , karmic koala 64-bit desktop , alpha 2 , and I want to get the vmware working on it.
I am just trying it and don’t know much. I really appreciate your help .
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Hi, it looks to me like you are using a different version of vmware. My patches and the previous patches for 2.6.29 are only likely to work with VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130.x86_64. Make sure you are using that exact version. Newer versions may have changed their source code a bit here and there, so aren’t likely to work. I noticed some of them worked on yours, but not all of them; that is a good indicator that what I am saying is likely the case. So, go see if you can download an archived version (matching the one I mention above) of vmware. I believe they have them on their site.

Hey, thanks a-lot for that patch, it works great. I just wanted to give people a tip in case they had the problem I did. If they have patched for previous kernels, or are just having problems with the patch, uninstalling and reinstalling vmware can clean up the original source directory thus allowing the patch to apply.